Take a video field trip to some of the driest regions of the Earth to learn how different plants and animals adapt to little rainfall and extremes in temperature. Discover how different animals find food, water, and shelter. See the characteristics that allow desert life to thrive. Discover how rainfall and differences in temperature between day and night affect life in the desert. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) What is a habitat? (2) What is a desert? (3) Extreme temperatures (4) Plants survive in the desert (5) Precipitation (6) Animals survive in the desert (7) High desert (8) Sandy desert (9) Valley desert (10) Review and Conclusion.
Grade levels: Primary (1-3)
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Rocks: The Solid Earth Materials #2
Travel deep inside the Earth to discover how rocks and minerals are formed, to learn about the three types of rock, and to understand how rocks change over time through weathering and erosion. See the entire rock cycle and learn how geologists determine the properties of rocks. Learn about the structure and composition of minerals. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Introduction to geology (3) Rocks (4) Minerals (5) Gemstones (6) Rock formation (7) Weathering and erosion (8) The rock cycle (9) Review and Conclusion.
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Habitats and Biomes
This program is rich with visual definitions that make terms like ecosystems, biomes, habitats, and populations real to students. They’ll explore the six major biomes, and discover how plants and animals survive, adapt, and live together in their habitats.
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A Closer Look at Earth
From above and below the surface, students take a closer look at what makes the third planet from the sun so special. They learn to read clues to earth’s history in eras, plates, and core structures. They witness the forces that constantly change the surface features, like weathering, erosion and volcanic activity, and they see what our planet is made of. Spectacular NASA footage and lively animation will pique students’ curiosity. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Pioneers: The American Frontier
With the help of Lester Conrad, a pioneer scout, students learn who the pioneers were, experience life as a pioneer, and travel along with pioneers as they leave the crowded cities in the East through the frontier to a better life in the West. Relive the journey through the hardships, sacrifices, accomplishments and glory of the pioneers. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Immigration to the United States: American Heritage Series
Revisit America’s history of immigration via the correspondence between young Mai in China, and her Grandfather who lives halfway around the world. Follow the trail of letters as grandfather allays Mai’s fear of the unknown. He answers her many questions about America?s history of immigration. The stories of hardships endured by the immigrants are tempered with the rewards of living free and the impact they made on the greatest cultural ‘melting pot’ in the world. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Native Americans: American Heritage Series
Experience the rich history of the Native Americans through the eyes of young Suzy Redhawk as she recounts the stories told to her by her wise grandmother. From the rocky northwest coastline through the desert mesas, across the Great Plains to the eastern woodlands, Suzy visits each magnificent tribal culture as they commune with nature and provide valuable lessons in life. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Mammals #1
Introduce students to mammals and the things that make them different from other groups of animals. Discover the different parts of mammals such as backbones, fur or hair, claws, teeth, and horns, and see how these special body parts help them survive in their habitats. (1) Introduction (2) Mammals feed their babies mother’s milk (3) Mammals give birth to their young (4) Mammals are warm blooded (5) Mammal coverings (6) bats (7) senses (8) breathing (99) End (10) Food (11) Mammals on the move (12) Review (13) Credit
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Animal Adaptations
Welcome to Camp Wilderness! Join Counselor Tom and the campers of Team Five as they travel through the animal kingdom and learn about the adaptations animals have to make in order to live and prosper. This program covers both the physical and behavioral adaptations of animals in regards to getting food, water, oxygen, protection from predators, shelter, and reproduction. Students will learn just how important adaptation is in the survival of all animal species. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Basic Needs (3) Physical and behavioral adaptations (4) Adaptations to get food (5) Adaptations to get water (6) Adaptations to get oxygen (7) Adaptation to climate (8) Adaptation for protection from predators (9) Adaptations for reproduction (10) Symbiosis (11) Review
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Farm Animals: A First Look
With the help of some barn yard friends children will recognize that mammals are born alive, get milk from their mothers and grow to adulthood. Students will visit a working farm and learn about cows, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens, ducks, goats, and even cats and dogs. A perfect introduction to farm animals, this video explains what the male, female, and baby of each species are called, and recognize that baby animals always grow up to be the same kind of animal as their parents. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.